– Congressional Republican leaders said on Wednesday they were committed to delaying a tax penalty provision in the health care law and would use oversight powers to hold President Barack Obama’s administration “accountable” for problems with its launch. Republican leaders have complained about a lack of transparency surrounding problems with the launch of the government run health care insurance exchanges on October 1, saying that House Democrats were briefed by administration officials, but Republicans were not. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said on Wednesday that Republicans would seek to delay a requirement of the 2010 Affordable Care Act, known as…

QuestCinq.com The Vatican has suspended a senior German Church leader dubbed the “bishop of bling” by the media over his alleged lavish spending. Bishop of Limburg Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst is accused of spending more than 31m euros (£26m; $42m) on renovating his official residence. The Vatican said it deemed “appropriate… a period of leave from the diocese” for the bishop. The suspension comes two days after he met the Pope to discuss the matter. “A situation has been created in which the bishop can no longer exercise his episcopal duties”, a Vatican statement said. It said a Church commission would…

-She’s got a shiny badge and a heart of gold. A kindhearted police officer took a Florida mom grocery shopping after arresting her on shoplifting charges. Miami-Dade Police Officer Vicki Thomas was asked to arrest Jessica Robles after employees at an Ojus, Fla., supermarket saw her steal food, WSVN reported. Thomas asked Robles why she did it, and she responded that her children were hungry. Thomas ran a check on Robles, saw that there was no major criminal history in her background. She charged her with a misdemeanor and gave her a notice to appear in court. Then, Thomas took…